{"id":464567,"date":"2022-06-17T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-cardanos-vasil-hard-fork\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:00:00","slug":"what-is-cardanos-vasil-hard-fork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-cardanos-vasil-hard-fork\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Cardano\u2019s Vasil Hard Fork?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee0ceb5a6ac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee0ceb5a6ac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-cardanos-vasil-hard-fork\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_Cardanos_Vasil_Hard_Fork%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Is Cardano\u2019s Vasil Hard Fork?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-cardanos-vasil-hard-fork\/#Cardanos_DeFi_Ecosystem_is_Growing\" >Cardano\u2019s DeFi Ecosystem is Growing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-cardanos-vasil-hard-fork\/#Scaling_Solutions_Needed\" >Scaling Solutions Needed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-cardanos-vasil-hard-fork\/#The_Road_Ahead\" >The Road Ahead<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_Cardanos_Vasil_Hard_Fork%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Is Cardano\u2019s Vasil Hard Fork?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-811224\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cardano.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A Cardano ADA coin.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/cardano-coin-ada-decentralised-public-blockchain-784292341\">Immersion Imagery\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the most popular smart contract blockchains will be receiving a much-needed upgrade. In early June 2022, Cardano\u2019s founder, Charles Hoskinson, announced that the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cardano.org\/\">Cardano<\/a> blockchain will undergo an upgrade dubbed the Vasil hard fork by late June 2022. Here\u2019s what that means<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cardanos_DeFi_Ecosystem_is_Growing\"><\/span>Cardano\u2019s DeFi Ecosystem is Growing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The upgrade is a welcome sign for developers and investors of Cardano. Despite being created nearly five years ago, Cardano only integrated blockchains back in September 2021. For Cardano to meet another milestone so quickly is promising.<\/p>\n<p>Since integrating smart contracts, Cardano has seen explosive growth in activity on the blockchain. Developers rely on smart contracts to create decentralized <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications like DEXs, NFTs, or other yield farming platforms. Known as dApps, Cardano\u2019s ecosystem has become home to a number of decentralized applications that support a broad range of functions.<\/p>\n<p>These new dApps have brought new users and developers on to the blockchain. Before smart contracts, Cardano couldn\u2019t be used for many practical DeFi uses.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scaling_Solutions_Needed\"><\/span>Scaling Solutions Needed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now that Cardano has added smart contracts there is congestion and traffic on its blockchain. As blockchains get busier, speeds typically slow down and fees increase.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the main problems that one of Cardano\u2019s rivals, Ethereum, has faced recently. Because Ethereum is used by so many people, fees have increased considerably and transaction speeds have slowed down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What is Ethereum, and What Are Smart Contracts?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new Vasil hard fork is Cardano\u2019s attempt to stay ahead of the curve and try to mitigate the increased congestion before it becomes too much of a problem. In order to do this, Cardano will start using a solution called diffusion pipelining.<\/p>\n<p>Before diffusion pipelining, the block verification process required specific steps to be accomplished by validators in a particular order. Because Cardano uses a Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism, validators must be in agreement on all transactions in a block before it can be added to a block of data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake: What&#8217;s the Difference?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until diffusion pipelining, each of these steps would have to be completed in their entirety before the block moved to the next validator. Now validators will essentially be able to work ahead.<\/p>\n<p>This process will increase transaction speeds and when speeds are fast on a blockchain, fees are low. Something developers and users both appreciate.<\/p>\n<p>Along with diffusion pipelining, there are a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of other upgrades that will increase smart contract functionality. Flexible, robust smart contracts are the backbone for new dApps. These upgrades will allow developers to build innovative and creative DeFi solutions in Cardano\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Road_Ahead\"><\/span>The Road Ahead<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Vasil hard fork is certainly a milestone in Cardano\u2019s history. Smart contracts were only introduced in September 2021. Now Cardano developers have followed up with the second most important upgrade to the network in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of diffusion pipelining and other smart contract upgrades will likely continue to attract DeFi developers and users. As Cardano continues to scale, another upgrade will likely be needed. 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